Organisation: Ealing Swimming Club
Contract Type: Permanent
Qualifications:
* Coaching Swimming: Swimming Coach Certificate or Level 2 Award
* Coaching Swimming: Level 2 Award in the Principles of Coaching (QCF)
* Coaching Swimming: Assistant Swimming Coach Certificate or Level 1 Award
Working Hours: Part time
Location: Northolt
Salary: Dependant on experience
Closing Date: 7th May 2025 23:59
Job Reference: ESC Assistant Performance Coach
Ealing Swimming Club (ESC) in West London has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Squad Coach to join a growing team as Assistant Performance Coach, to help deliver our programme. The ideal candidate will be positive and committed to motivating swimmers to reach their potential.
ESC is one of the biggest swimming clubs in the UK. We have teachers and coaches across the borough delivering a huge watersports program for ages 4 and above, including competitive training, masters, disability swimming, and water polo. Our team delivers more because they inspire our members to realise their potential and to go for it! We have swimmers who compete at the highest national and international levels.
Job Description
Definition: A post focused on the further development of young swimmers already identified as having high potential.
Job Title: ESC Assistant Performance Coach
Reporting Lines: Reports to Head Coach.
Status: Member of the ESC Squad team.
Key Responsibilities:
* Contributes to the development of the squad training plan
* Adapts squad plan to ‘fit’ their assigned group of swimmers
* Delivers the plan to the group via coaching
* Keeps records and registers
* Helps implement agreed competition plan
* Assists with team selection
* Attends all relevant meets/galas
* Reports on meets
* Attendance at Coaches meetings
* Work as part of the Squad teaching team
Key Skills:
* Good technical swimming skills
* Ability to motivate and encourage
* Passionate and enthusiastic for the sport
* Patient and calm
* Clear and concise verbal communication skills
* Child Protection and Safeguarding
* Confident communicating via telephone and email to reporting lines, members, and their families.
* Able to work without supervision
* Must be sufficient in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word
* Experience of the workings of Swim England
* Flexible
* Good time management and organisation skills
Qualification and Experience:
* A minimum of 2 years coaching as the holder of a Swim England Swimming Coach Certificate/ASA Level 2 Coaching Award or as the holder of an Assistant Swimming Coach Certificate working towards the Swimming Coach Certificate.
Work Commitment:
* Attend all squad sessions per week as follows:
* Monday: 05:15 - 07:00 at Northolt Leisure Centre
* Monday: 9:00 - 20:30 at Dormers Wells
* Wednesday: 19:00 - 20:30 at Dormers Wells
* Friday: 05:15 - 07:00 at Northolt Leisure Centre
* Friday: 18:15 - 19:45 at Dormers Wells
* Saturday: 06:00 - 08:00 at Northolt Leisure Centre
* Sunday: 18:00 - 19:30 at Dormers Wells
1. There will be a need to attend relevant swim meets.
2. Additional swim teaching may also be available within the club if the interested party is looking for additional hours.
Enhanced DBS and Right to Work in the UK is required for this role.
How to apply
Please send your CV, a covering email/letter outlining your interest in the role plus names and contact details for two professional references via the apply button by the above closing date.
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